Unlike other major status ailments, there is nothing in battle that can cause freezing except for several moves, and even then those freeze rarely, with no move having freezing the opponent as a primary effect. This is likely due to freeze being a powerful effect. The following are the moves that can freeze their targets. In addition, freezing is the only non-volatile status ailment where all moves that can cause it deal damage separately from inflicting the status ailment.

Unlike other major status ailments, there is nothing in battle that can cause freezing except for several moves, and even then those freeze rarely, with no move having freezing the opponent as a primary effect. This is likely due to freeze being a powerful effect. The following are the moves that can freeze their targets. In addition, freezing is the only non-volatile status ailment where all moves that can cause it deal damage separately from inflicting the status ailment.

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The freeze condition (FRZ) (Japanese: こおりIce) causes a Pokémon to be unable to make a move. It is the only status ailment that does not have a move that will always cause it, and because of this, it is arguably the most uncommon.

It is evidently associated with the Ice type, as the majority of moves that can freeze are of this type, and Ice-type Pokémon are immune to being frozen. In Generation V, Pokémon glow blue and stop moving when afflicted with freeze.

Effect

Freezing causes a Pokémon to be unable to make a move for an indeterminate number of moves. The specifics vary between generations.

Generation I

Once frozen, a Pokémon can't be thawed out in battle other than via the use of items such as an Ice Heal or being hit by a damaging Fire-type move. Due to a glitch, if a frozen Pokémon uses a move with 0 PP on the same turn that it thaws out, the PP of the move will roll over to 63 PP.

Generation II onwards

A frozen Pokémon has a 20% chance of being thawed out every turn. On the turn that a Pokémon defrosts, it cannot attack until the next turn, similar to Sleep in Generation I. In addition, several moves can still be used by the frozen Pokémon while frozen (thawing it out in the process); Pokémon can't be frozen in intense sunlight, but they don't thaw out faster if already frozen, contrary to popular belief.

Generation III onwards

Same as Generation II, but Pokémon can attack on the turn that they defrost. Animation also shows up on every turn Pokémon is frozen (in contrast to previous generations, where animation showed up only when freeze was inflicted).

Causes

Moves

Unlike other major status ailments, there is nothing in battle that can cause freezing except for several moves, and even then those freeze rarely, with no move having freezing the opponent as a primary effect. This is likely due to freeze being a powerful effect. The following are the moves that can freeze their targets. In addition, freezing is the only non-volatile status ailment where all moves that can cause it deal damage separately from inflicting the status ailment.

Damaging Fire-type moves used on a frozen Pokémon will remove the freeze status. (This includes Hidden Power, if its type is Fire). As of Generation II, freeze has a random, 20% chance to be cured on its own on the frozen Pokémon's turn. Consequently, the frozen Pokémon may thaw out on the turn of freezing—however, in Generation I, a frozen Pokémon never thaws without external aid. Pokémon cannot be frozen in sunny weather, but contrary to popular belief, sunny weather does not cause a quicker thawing.

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Conquest

Frozen Pokémon cannot take any action, but their Warrior can still use Warrior Skills or items on their turn. At the start of each turn there is a chance of a frozen Pokémon thawing, and they may act normally during that turn. Freeze can be inflicted by Abilities and by Ice-type attacks, and Ice types are immune to freezing. Freezing can be cured by certain Warrior Skills, items, or by ending a Pokémon's turn on a status ailment-curing tile of the battlefield, such as a Hot Spring or a Water Bucket.

In the anime

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In the anime, the frozen status is literally the same as in the games; once a Pokémon in frozen it can't move and is open to attacks. In some cases, a referee may call a frozen Pokémon unable to battle.

Freezing is one of the most common status ailments featured in the anime, resulting almost always when a Pokémon gets hit by an Ice-type attack like Ice Beam or Blizzard.

In Charizard Chills, Ash's Charizard was frozen by an Ice Beam from Tad's Poliwrath, winning its Trainer the match. Ash stayed up all night with Charizard to treat its injuries, winning back its loyalty.